Apparatus for dispensing drinks



(No Model.)

APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING DRINKS. No, 477,797. llgtented June 28, 1892.

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dispensing drinksin which a primary supply in whichries of secondary reservoirs for'supplyingthe bar A, I locate one or more independent dispensing apparatuses a-such, for example, as

W LLIAM M. OWLER,- OF- MILFORD, CONNECTICUT-Q APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING DRINKS. v

sPEcrFIoATroN forming part of Letters Patent No. 477,797, dated une 28, 1892.

Application filed September 24, 1891.

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM M. F WLER, of Milford, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Apparatus for Dispensing Drinks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an apparatus for of theliquid to be dispensed is connected with one or more secondary supplies within reach of the customer or bar-tender, or both, and provision is made for forcing the liquid from p the primary supply to the secondary supply or supplies.

My invention more particularly contemplates the arrangement of a series of dispensing devices where they may be manipulatedby the customer-as, for example, along the frontbaranotherseriesof dispensin g devices accessible to the bar-tender only-as,'for example, along the back bar-a primary or general supply for one or more of each of the series of dispensing devices, and means to fur nish sufficient head to cause the liquid to, flow freely from both series of dispensing devices. v

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings,

Figurel represents a front and back bar with provision for locating a seriesof dispensing devices along each and showing a senecessary head to both series of dispensing devices, and Fig. 2 is aview in end elevation of a front and back bar, showing a sub chamber orcellar in which the primary or general supply may be located, and showing-a device for compressing air to supply the head instead of the series of secondary reservoirs. V

'A'represents a front bar, B a back bar, and C a sub chamber or cellar. Along the front shown,described, and claimed in Letters Patout No; 460,260, granted me on the 29th day of September, 1891. These apparatuses a are preferably located along the rear edge of the bar and are pivotally secured, as shown at a,

ator.

Serial No. 406.646. (No model) I Fig. 2, so that they be turned downbehind the barwhen not in use. The coolingchamber a extends along within the casing of the bar A and serves to coolthe liquid passing through the coiled pipe d therein on its way to the dispensing apparatus a. 1

' Along'the back 'barB, I locate one or more dispensing apparatuses b-such, for example, as shown, described, and claimed in United States'Letters Patent No. 457,489, granted to conducted directly from the primary supply to the measuring-receptacle of the dispensing 6o me on the 11th day of August,l891and simply indicated in the present case by a measwhile in Fig. 2 I have shown the liquid as apparatuses, the head or necessary pressure 1 in the latter case being supplied by means of I compressed air in communication with the liquid in the primary supply-resewoirs.

D represents one (there may be several) of the primary supply-reservoirs located in the chamber or sub-cellar O. A pipe (1 leads from the-reservoir D and supplies liquid to the dispensing apparatus 1) either by its communication with the reservoir E or bylts direct com-,

munication with the measuring-receptacle, as

in Fig. 2.

pipe at, as shown in Fig. 2, to thedispensing apparatus a, the said pipe beingprovided with the coil of pipe 61 as hereinbefore referred to.

A branch pipe d leads either from I i the reservoir E, as shown in Fig.1,- orfrom the p 8 5 Where the secondary reservoirs E are employed, I provide a force-pump F, interposed 'inthe pipe d for the purpose of drawing the liquid from the primary supplyD and forcing it into the reservoir E. By this means the supply in the reservoir E may bekept up,

as desired, while at the same time there-is no accessto the liquid on the part of the joperthe pipe (1 and the branch piped for allowing the liquid to flow from' the reservoir ,E

and coil d back into the primary supply-res ervoir when it is desired to remove the dis-' I also provide a connection f between flexible connection h with the piston g.

pensing apparatuses for cleansing or other purposes. The conncctionfis provided with a stop-cock f.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, Where the pipe d leads from the primary supply directly to the measuring-receptacle of the dispensing apparatus 1), I furnish the necessary head to raise the liquid to the apparatuses a and b by means of compressed air from the air-chamber G. I prefer to make the airchamber G of cylindrical form and supply it with a valved piston g, Weighted sufiiciently to give, the necessary compression, and connect the chamber G with the several primary supply-reservoirs D at the point above the liquid therein-as, for example, by pipes 9, provided with stop-cocks 9 To raise the piston g to admitthe fresh supply of air within the cylinder G, I find it convenient to provide acrankwvheel H, having a The above arrangement admits of placing any one of the apparatuses-a within 'con'v-enien t reach of the purchaser, so that he may help himself to such anamount of any-one of the several kinds of drinks as :he may call for and at the same time'admits of the bar-tender drawing from anyone or more of the apparatuses 12 along the back bar-as, for example, in mixing drinksor in preparingdrinks for I the purchaser, as may be required. In eitherj instance the liquid is securely closed againstl access therctoon the part of the tender,as the reservoirs.

For convenience in flushing the pipes I provide a branch pipe d leading from pipe d to the water-main, and furnish the pipe 01 and pipe d with the stop-cocks d and d respectively, so that communication between the reservoir and pipe d may be cut off and the water from the main allowed to rush through the pipes 01 and d and through the apparatuses connected therewith.

What I claim is The combination, with a front and back bar and a liquid-dispensing apparatus located :on

each, of a supply-reservoir, a conduit leading from the supply-reservoir to each of the dispensing apparatuses and provided witha permanently-closed wall wherever exposed to-the bar-tender, a movable pressui'edevice in open communication with the liquid,an'd means for operating the pressure device, substantially as set forth.

WILLIAM M. FOWLER. Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, D. I l. HAYMAJRD. 

